Container for tobacco and other products



- Sept. 8,1925. 1,552,877

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A TTORNEYS Patented Sept. 8,- 1925 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RALPH S. PHILLIPPS, OF NEW YORK, AND EDWARD HANGER, OF WOODHAVEN, YORK.

CONTAINER FOR TOBACCO AND OTHER-PRODUCTS.

Application filed January 25, 1923. Serial No. 814,745.

U with new and improved means whereby moisture may be easily added to the contained products when this becomes desirable. Every tobacco user knows that although pi tobacco, cigars and cigarettes may be delizered to the user tightly sealed and with the proper amount of moisture in them, it usually happens that soon after the container has been opened its moisture evaporates to such an extent that the quality of 35 the contents from the smokers standpointis very much impaired. -Although various kinds of humidors have been devised for y the purpose of maintaining tobacco products in their proper moist condition, the use of such devices among smokers has not become universal'owing probably to the fact that such humidors are usually ex ensive and cumbersome, and above all to t e fact that the user forgets or neglects to moisten 35 the moisture-containing material used in them.

Having reached the conclusion that most smokers will not devote any great amount of effort to keeping their tobacco moist, however desirable this condition may be, we have conceived the present invention by which tobacco may be kept properly moist with the minimum of effort on behalf of the user. The characteristic novelty of the invention resides in the fact that it provides, either as an integral part ofa container for tobacco products or as a separate" article that can readily be inserted in such containers, means which is delivered to the "user in a moist condition but hermetically sealed up so that it can be easily unsealed when the absorption of its moisture by the tobacco becomes desirable.

Obviously the invention may be embodied in many structures, and those hereinafter with a flap 12, secured to the pintle 13 of the cover hinge, which is adapted to hold properly making its tearing oi! an easy matter.

described are intended to be merely illustrative. The invention will be understood from the following description of these embodiments, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1, perspective view of the top part of a box of pipe tobacco having the lnvention embodied therein; Figure 2' is a perspective view of a box of cigars having the invention embodied therein; Figure 3 is a plan view of theform of moistening pad shown in Figures 1 and 2; Figure 4 is a sectional view on, the line 44 of Figure 3; and Figure 5 is a sectional elevation through the cover of a container for tobacco products, showing another formin which the invention may be embodied.

Referring to Figure 1, a body 8 of a tobacco box is shown as provided with a hinged cover 9. Within the box, there is illustrated the usual lining of pa er and tinfoil which results in practically ermetically sealing up the tobacco until it reaches the user. As shown, this box is provided a moistening pad 14 against the inside of the cover 9-of the box. The flap 12 is preferably non-rotatably attached to the hinge pmtle 13, said flap having sufiicient flexiility so that it can be sprung out enough for the insertion of the moistening pad 14.

Obviously, the moistening pad may be of many constructions, some of which are shown in Figures 3 and 4. As shown in these figures, the pad comprises a backing 16 of moisture-proof material, such as tin,

the edges of which are turned inwardly so as to hold moisture containing material 17 of any suitable kind. It is our idea that this moisture containing material 17 will be proper] moistened and that it will be hermetical y scaled up by means of a sheet '18 of moisture-proof material such as wax paper which may be-attached by a suitable mo water-proof glue or cement to the turned-in flanges of the backing 16. In order to facili-.

tate removal of the coveringsheet 18 over the moistening material, a thread 20 may be laid across the pad before the sheet 18 is at-- tached thereto. When it is desired to remove the sealing sheet 18, it is merely necessary to pull one end of the thread 20 which results in cutting the sheet across and in In the form of the invention shown in Figure 2, the inside of the cover 22 of a cigar box 23 is provided with a flexible member such as a rubber band 24 which is held at intervals by staples 25. After a few of the cigars have been removed from the box, a space is left suflicient to receive the moistening pad 14' which can be slipped under the flexible bands 24, as shown in the drawing. This pad is shown with the sealmg cover removed, in order to allow the moisture to escape, it being understood that until the pad was inserted in the cigar box it was maintained in its sealed condition. The cigars are thus kept in a properly moist condition while the contents of the box is being used.

Figure 5 shows a tobacco box cover 28 provided with a struck out portion 29 which forms a cavity on the inside of said cover adapted to receive moistened material 30 which may be held in said cavity in any suitable way, as by means of waterproof cement. The pad of moistened material 30 may be hermetically sealed within the cavity in the box cover by means-of a-sheet 32 of moisture impervious material which may be attached to the inside of the box cover and may be easily torn off when the moisture in said pad is needed for keeping the tobacco in the box in proper condition.

It is our idea that hermetically sealed pads-of moistened material ma be either incorporated in containers for to cco products, as described in this application, or may be distributed separately, either free or for a consideration, to tobacco users who will unseal'and insert-them intobacco con tainers ada ted for their reception. We believe that y the use of our invention, to bacco products may be kept properly moistened while the contents of the ordinary container is being used Of course, if the user is particularly ow in disposing of the contents of the container, or if such container is kept under conditions 'which are particularly conducive to drying1 out of the contents, it may happen that t e moisture initially in the pad will not be suflicient to moisten propfirly all of the contents of. the container. possible for the user to re-moisten the or to insert a new ready-moistened one; ut {he invention contemplates making the pad eno u h moisture before it is hermetically seal up so that it will be sufiicient without re-moistening to keep in proper condition moistened material capable 'of givin such event, it is of course.

enough and impregnating it with the tobacco products with which it is intended to be used.

While we have described certain forms in which our invention may be embodied we" wish it to be understood that we intend in the appended claims to cover all of the forms of invention which come within the spirit thereof.

What we claim is:

1. In combination with a container for tobacco and other products, moistened material adapted to be inserted in said container, and easily removable means cooperating with said moistened material for hermetically sealing up said material to prevent evaporation therefrom.

2. In combination with a container for tobacco and other products, a flat piece of moistened material adapted to be inserted in said container, and easily removable means cooperating with said moistened material for hermetically sealing up said material to prevent evaporation therefrom.

3. As an article of manufacture, moistened material, means for hermeticall sealing up said material so as to prevent oss of moisture therefrom, and means cooperating with said moistened material for facilitating the removal of enough of the said sealing means to permit moisture toescape from said material. r I,

4. As an article of manufacture, backing material which is impervious to moisture,

moistened material-attached to said backing material, and easily removable means cooperating with, said backing material for hermetically sealing up said'moistened material to prevent evaporation therefrom.

5. In combination, a container for tobacco and other products, having a calvity in the inside of one of the wallsof the container,

5 up its moisture located in said cavity, an easily removable means for hermetically sealin up said moistened material within sai cavity;

6. combination, a container for tobacco and other products, having'a cover on the inside of which is a cavity, moistened material capable of giving up its moisture located in said cavity, and easily removable moisture-proof material covering the mouth of said cavity for hermetically sealing up said moistened material within said cavity.

- In testimony whereof we have afiixed our signatures to this specification.

' RALPH S. PHILLIPPS.

EDWARD HAUSER. 

